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erpetic burn wound infection was initially described by Scott and colleagues1 over four decades ago. A 2-year-old girl burned her finger on a cigarette and the area was kissed by her mother, who had a history of orolabial herpes. Although the burn appeared to heal, it became blistered 2 days after the injury, and vesicular lesions developed along the hand and arm, from which herpes simplex viru...

Patients with burns and wounds are more likely to contract an infection in the hospital than other patients due loss of protective barrier (skin) immune system disorders that appear these patients, making affected tissues a suitable environment for infection. Hospital is one most severe complications affect significantly increases rates disease death. Burn wound infections frequently harbor bac...

The aim of this study was to evaluate burn wound healing activity of coconut shell liquid smoke (CS-LS) in a burn wound animal model. Burn wound-induced mice were treated with CS-LS (CS-LS group), povidone iodine 10% (povidone group), or NaCl 0.9% (NaCl group). Application of CS-LS promoted wound contraction compared to that of the povidone and NaCl groups (P < .05). This study showed a positiv...

Over the last two decades burn mortality rates have declined (Table I) due to the development of new treatment modalities. The advances that have led to decreased mortality rates in burn patients have evolved from ongoing research of new therapies that improve long-term outcome. In 1952, a 50 per cent total body surface area burn victimized nearly one-half of young patients under 17 years of ag...

Saksenaea erythrospora is a newly described species of the order Mucorales which has not previously been reported as a cause of human infection. We report a fatal case of S. erythrospora invasive burn wound infection in a 26-year-old male injured during combat operations in Iraq.

Background: Burn injury is a global health problem associated with major morbidity and mortality. Honey has long been used in wound management due to its ability to accelerate healing rates and prevent infection. This study is conducted to evaluate the efficacy of honey dressing in shortening healing duration of burn injury compared to silver sulphadiazine (SSD). Methods: A PubMed and Proquest ...

Factors involved in wound healing and their interdependence are not yet fully understood; nevertheless, new prospects for therapy to favor speedy and optimal healing are emerging. Reports about wound healing modulation by local application of simple and natural agents abound even in the recent literature, however, most are anecdotal and lack solid scientific evidence. We describe the effect of ...

OBJECTIVE Burn wounds remain a challenge due to subsequent wound infection and septicemia, which can be prevented by acceleration of wound healing. The aim of the study was to analyze microcirculation and leukocyte endothelium interaction with particular focus on angiogenesis after full-thickness burn using three different repetitions of low energy shock waves. METHODS Full-thickness burns we...